An advocate of involving disadvantaged people in design and the built environment, Hikaru Nissanke has taught at Cambridge University, UCL and the Architectural Association, leading collaborations with photographers, artists, anthropologists, curators and writers. He is a member of Hackney Council’s Regeneration Design Advisory Group and West Pier Trust Board. Hikaru has been nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Lisbon Triennale Début Award and is included in the Architects’ Journal's 40 under 40.